<p>The Maintenance Technician I is responsible for the reliability, improvement, maintenance, and repair of manufacturing, support equipment, the facility, and other maintenance systems. Partners with engineers and manufacturing resources to ensure efficient day-to-day production operations. Works as a collaborative team member to continuously improve production processes, equipment reliability, and performance.</p> <p>ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS</p> <p>Equipment Maintenance:</p> <ul> <li> <p>Perform troubleshooting and resolution of equipment issues across mechanical, plumbing, hydraulic, pneumatic, electrical (low and high voltage), natural gas/ propane, RF, UV and control systems.</p> </li><li> <p>Identify and communicate potential issues before they lead to failures.</p> </li><li> <p>Submit and follow purchasing practices based on a list of known suppliers for replacement parts and/or items required to complete tasks.</p> </li><li> <p>Support manufacturing in change over assistance and related tasks.</p> </li><li> <p>Fabrication, including the ability to fabricate machine parts and brackets using milling machines, metal lathes, MIG welders, stick welders, etc…</p> </li><li> <p>While performing maintenance duties, the employee is:</p> </li><li> <p>Regularly required to stand, work with hand and power tools.</p> </li><li> <p>Frequently required to walk, climb, balance, bend, kneel, crouch, or crawl.</p> </li><li> <p>Can communicate effectively through shifty change overs, e-mail on updates, opportunities, and concerns.</p> </li><li> <p>While performing maintenance duties, the employee has exposure to:</p> </li><li> <p>An active manufacturing environment.</p> </li><li> <p>Electrical hazards.</p> </li><li> <p>Ultra violet light</p> </li><li> <p>VOC's (ethyl acetate, lacquers, etc...), resins as well as toxic and caustic chemicals.</p> </li><li> <p>Outdoor weather conditions.</p> </li><li> <p>Elevated working conditions.</p> </li></ul> <p>Safety & Compliance:</p> <ul> <li>Exhibit strong commitment to safety, ensuring compliance with OSHA, environmental, and ORAFOL standards. </li><li>Maintain a safe work environment, reporting hazards, and participating in incident investigations. </li><li>Handle hazardous waste streams in accordance with procedures. </li><li>Follow standard operating procedures, work instructions, lock-out tag-out, and other regulatory protocols. </li><li>Participate in all required trainings. </li><li>Maintains an optimal level of workmanship. </li><li>Adheres to ORAFOL's QEHS Programs. </li></ul> <p>eMaint (Electronic Maintenance System) responsibilities:</p> <ul> <li>Daily Review of assigned work orders and any work order requests. </li><li>Create work orders if a task is performed but not submitted. </li><li>Act on any open work orders if no jobs are currently assigned to you. </li><li>Maintain proper equipment history by entering complete and accurate data. </li><li>Update work order status (open, in progress, completed, waiting on parts, etc…). </li><li>Ensure all maintenance activities are logged to meet safety, quality, and audit requirements. </li><li>Enter detailed repair notes, including root cause and resolution when taking action on work orders. </li><li>Attach photos, part numbers, or test results when applicable. </li><li>Record accurate start and completion times for all tasks. </li><li>Submit PO's for any part that is needed that can be purchased independently. </li><li>Request (if not able to order) and record parts used. </li><li>Use of appropriate areas to communicate job details to others. </li><li>Respond to requests for updates through the system. </li><li>Contribute to reducing downtime by ensuring accurate data entry for trend analysis. </li><li>Support in eMaint improvements (checklists, task descriptions, and asset data and documentation) to enhance access and reliability. </li></ul> <p>Preventive & Predictive Maintenance</p> <ul> <li> <p>Perform and complete w/ all required tasks and procedures as documented in the preventive maintenance (PMs) generated by eMaint.</p> </li><li> <p>During a PM, actively repair any failures that are found and document that action taken in the specific task I that is required by the PM.</p> </li><li> <p>Support and participate in the development of training for manufacturing personnel, as needed, to prevent incidents impact reliability.</p> </li><li> <p>Participate in internal and external department teams as required, with the goal of improving uptime, optimizing costs, and minimizing scheduled and unscheduled downtime.</p> </li></ul> <p>ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES</p> <ul> <li>Perform other duties as assigned or as the situation dictates. </li><li>Requires employee to be "subject-to-call" during hours other that the assigned shift, which may include nights and/or weekends as needed. </li><li>Work overtime to support the operation as needed/required. </li><li>The employee is regularly required to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. </li><li>Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. </li></ul>